The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
A through her work she proved

""" ""oA tidu VI TWO years, even
mamma voted it success.
For with mammals pride, her own
commendable love of the beautiful,
and the employment of the earliest
hours of the day for her busiest work,
she had kept her original charms, and
added to them the sparkling attractions
that an active life lends the face. The
friends who criticised most censorious-
ly the propriety of her ventures are
now envious of its popularity. the diff
culties being only rehsarsed coniiden.
italy, and the successes apparent to
every one.
One listless maiden, unreasonably
jealous of Lily's popularity and her
public-spirited activity in instituting
their semi-annual flower shows, rashly
ventured an unfavorable comment in
the presence of some ultra-fashiona.
bles, but received such rebuke from
Miss Lily's self-constitutod champions
that she felt impressed with the idea
that active independence was held is
greater repute than genteel depend
cnce.
The Interior Of Mrs Addington'e
house has been much modernized. Tn,
library has grown so rapidly as to re.
quire handsome bookcase, while win.
ter music lessons and hired piano
point to the ultimate possession of thsi
luxury.
Lily is smart enough to know thai
too many things at time can not be
done well, and her summertime occr-
patton has little rivalry other than
reading and recreative arts. One salts
factory luxury is that Of tiny rustic
pavilion, embowered with honey
clcmatis and climbing monthly roses,
and from this watch-tower she over
looks her work, plans, rests and enjoys
the fragrance Of the well-chosen variet,
of easily cultivated flowers that blooln
in trim beds over the turf in front Of
the garden, making as pleasing a com
bination Of the useful and ornamental
as is Miss Lily herself.
The elegant Mr.. Aubrey, SO the gos-
sips affirm, finds it quite as delightful
a retreat. and quite frequently avails
himself of its fragrant shade.
II is such an excellent excuse that he
personally presents himself to deliver
his mothers previously ordered fruit,
or often assists in picking it, to assure
Nine. Aubrey that they were fresh
from the vines, at least so the under.
sized boy, with very large ears, had
overheard him say to Miss Lily.
"And that artful girl" so an enviou.
critic says. ''is so thoroughly disinter
ested in so lavishly furnishing Mrs. Au
brey with flowers, that il is no wonder
she should eulogize her as the most in.
tclligent and tastefully dressed girl ir
town"
But as the rich Mrs. Aubrey is no;
the only recipient of like floral favorS
the edge of this sarcasm is blunted
Some unfortunates in the rairoai
quarter could attest to the same gen
crosity.
But, unconscious of the criticism q
her motives, she enjoys her active life.
with its increased opportunities, and
enters heartily into every thing. from
lawn teas to church fairs, while moi
neglecting her own immediate duties,
and hosts Of real true friends were
ready to express their regret at ths
prospect of losing so universal a
favorite, when surmises became Ger
| taintics
Mamma was asked TO accept Mr.. Au
brey in place of the fairy Prince.
But Uncle John withheld his con,
graduation, for the reason, he said
'that Lily was giving up good busi
ness for hazardous undertaking, and
Mr. Aubrey would assume the doubt
ful reputation of marrying a market
gardener. y"
"a rcputation," replied Mr.. Aubrey
turning to Uncle Johns wife, ''whicl
Mrs Harris will agree with me in be
ing happy to enjoy"
If this remark did not win Uncle
John over, the following one did, in
which he asserted. with fond glance
| at his finance. II shall lie proud te
prove that my future wife is not of the
wax doll ORDER
"By which you may infer SAID
Lily, roguishly, "that endure great
deal of sun without melting
"Or fading either" came from I'm
Gle John, in bantering suggestion ol
her increasing color.
But Lily protested that his remarks
We're altogether too personal. and ap'
pealed to Aunt Ems opinion on tn,
subject which coincidcd with her own.
Whereupon he offered the resolution,
that "As she had heretofore shown
such good Judgment, her decision,
should be indorsed in matters matri'
monial. and he hoped she would not
prove tiger lily in temper in he!
new relations, any more than she had
copied its color in the past.
Mamma understood the double ap.
plication Of his raillery, and acknowl-
edged it with one Of her quiet smiles.
That fashionable color our city
girls endeavor to cultivate as proof OF
the extent of their rustication," oh,
served Mr.. Aubrey, "but which / fail
to admire in its deepest shades My
summers souvenir will not be so evan
escent, and assured on that point no
other possibilities will alarm me"
This last graceful remark must have